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Attorney-Client Privilege Expert Testimony

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What is the Status of Discovery of an Expert Witness Relationship?

In Wirley v. Central Florida Young Men’s Christian Association, 228 So.3rd 18 (Florida, 2017), the Supreme Court ruled disclosure of a financial relationship between a party, a plaintiff’s attorney and an expert, is no longer...more

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Defending On All Sides: Common Discovery Perils In Parallel Civil And Criminal Cases

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On March 11, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted a stay in the civil case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) against GPB Capital Holdings, LLC (“GPB Capital”),...more

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The Texas Multiple Personality Privilege: Privileged Communications with an Expert Witness Who is Also Your Client

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Over a decade ago, the Texas Supreme Court held that any document provided to a testifying expert in anticipation of her testimony must be disclosed to the other side, regardless of whether the expert relied on the document....more

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Privileged Communications With a Testifying Client/Expert

In In re City of Dickinson, 568 S.W.3d 642 (Tex. 2019), the Supreme Court of Texas recently assessed whether a client’s emails with its counsel were subject to disclosure after the client was designated as a testifying expert...more

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"Texas Supreme Court: Attorney-Client Privilege Protects Communications With Employee-Experts"

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In re City of Dickinson1 is an important case for businesses with an employee who will testify as an expert. The question for the court was which competing rule prevails: the rule protecting attorney-client communications or...more

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Texas Supreme Court Rules Email As Attorney-Client Privileged

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Clients often make good testifying experts because they have specialized knowledge and experience in their industry. While normally emails between an attorney and a testifying expert are discoverable, what if the testifying...more

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Nonreporting Employee/Experts Beware: A Follow-up on Luminara Worldwide, LLC v. RAZ Imports, Inc.

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It has been more than one year since the case Luminara Worldwide, LLC v. RAZ Imports, Inc., 2016 WL 6774231, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 158183, (D. Minn. Nov. 15, 2016) became a popular topic for the defense bar. As a brief recap, the...more

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South Africa International Law Digest

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A. LIMITATION PERIODS IN GENERAL Under the Prescription Act No.68 of 1969, the limitation periods are the same for contract, tort and land disputes. Money claims must be brought within three years from the date on which the...more

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